New Salary Survey to Showcase the Promise of Horticulture Careers | Industry Participation Needed!— from research.seedyourfuture.org; with thanks to Jazmin Albarran for this resource

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Alexandria, VA – September 1, 2022 – Seed Your Future (SYF) and the American Floral Endowment (AFE) are launching an in-depth survey that promises to shed light on the salary potential in horticulture jobs. The Industry Salary Survey for Horticulture Sectors is designed to expand the understanding of wages and benefits in horticultural sectors ranging from floriculture, public gardens, garden centers, and landscape to fruits and vegetables.

“As Seed Your Future continues to work to promote horticulture careers to students and their families, we often run into a roadblock — the perception that all horticulture and related sector jobs are low paying,” says Seed Your Future Executive Director, Jazmin Albarran. “While entry-level positions, can be low paying, there are many more horticulture and horticulture-related careers that have robust salaries. This survey will give us a better understanding of which positions are providing living wages and higher.”

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